JUST A MINUTE: PSALM 4:1-8

" An Evening Psalm", As expressed in v. 8, " I will both lay me down in peace, and  sleep: for  thou LORD,  only  makest me dwell in safety."
Learn how to sleep even when you are going through difficult situation.

Note: This Psalm is connected with Psalm 3, " When David fled from Absalom his son."

1. God enlarges us when we learn to,pray even in distress, v.1. The three Hebrews were cast into the fiery furnace, but there were four inside. One of them is the Son of God, Daniel 3:23-25.

II. God hath set aside the godly for Himself, v.3.
A. In Christ every believer is set apart ( sanctified, made holy) for God.
B. In Christ we have a High Priest.

" Let us therefore come boldly into His throne of grace that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 4:16.
Let us trust God. "Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD", v. 5.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SUNDAY SCHOOL TRAINING
May 18, 2013 @ 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

"Sunday School and/or Home Bible Study Groups is the foundational strategy for leading people to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and for building Great Commission Christians through open Bible study groups that invite people to discover the truths of God's Word and connect with others through fellowship and ministry" (def. from National Sunday School Director Seminar)
 
This event is for you if:
1. You're presently a volunteer worker in our Sunday School;
2. You're praying to be able to be a Sunday School teacher or assistant;
3. You're praying to be able to lead a small group Bible Study;
4. You're praying to discover your spiritual gift and are open to where God can use you.

Please register for this event before May 11. Lunch, snacks, and materials are free, but we need your registration in order to prepare. Thank you and God bless you as you pray and plan to be there and learn more about Sunday School and Bible Study ministries.

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Upcoming Event: PIBC Churches Joint Ladies Fellowship

Pray for this upcoming event and encourage everyone to attend as other sister churches join us and get to know more of each other. You will hear first hand testimonies and encouragement from God's Word.

May 4, 2013 at 10:00 AM
Philippine International Church
25528 Wick Road Taylor, MI 48180



GOD ON MISSION IN THE WORLD

EXODUS 19:5-6; I PETER 2:9

A. God is in search of relationships with people.
B. The drama of human beginnings would be staged against this backdrop of a God determined to establish
     a missional partnership with part of humanity in order to establish a relationship with all creatures bearing 
     divine image.

GOD'S COVENANT WITH ISRAEL
A. God established a partnership with Israel in His redemptive mission.
B. God designated them as "Kingdom of Priests" , Genesis 41:45; 47:23,26.
C, This covenant carries with its testings and privileges.
      1. Intimacy with the Almighty.
      2. Heightened sense of accountability.
      3. Complete reliance on God.
      4. Severe testings.
D. Israel violated the Law  (Covenant Agreement)
E. Purpose of the Law (Od Covenant)
    1. To set apart Israel from their pagan neighbors.
    2. It was not a "means of salvation" but "terms of the agreement of loyalty" that Israel had with God.
    3. To lead us to Christ. Galatians 3:24.

Relationship of Christian to the Old Testament Law
1. O.T. law is a covenant-binding contracts between God and Israel.
2. Old Covenant is not our covenant. None of its stipulations are binding on us unless they are renewed in
    the New Testament.
3.Two kindsa of Old covenant laws is renewed in the New coventant:
   1. Israelite civil laws
   2. Isrtaelite ritual laws.
4. Part of the Old covenant is renewed in the New coventant
    O.T, Ethical laws - Love the LORD... love your neighbor.
5. All of the O.T.  law is still the Word of God to us.
    Israel's story helps us to understand our story.
6. Only that which is exlicitly renewed from the O.T. law can be considered part of the N.T. "law of Christ",
    Galatians 6:2; Ten Commandments - Matthew 5:21-37; 2 Great Commandments from Deut. 6:5 and
    Leviticus 19:18.

The Law shows us how impossible to please God on our own, Romans 3:20; Hebrews 11:6
The Law shows us how unworthy we are to belong to God.
- we need to be humbled to appreciate God's gift of salvation.
-we ought o praise and thank God for providing a way for us to be accepted in His sight apart from humanly
  fulfilling the O.T. law. For otherwise we would have no hope of all in pleasing Him. Ephesians 2:8,9; Titus 3:5; Romans 8:1

It is for our own sin that He died,,, Unless we confron and confess our sins, humbly come to Jesus, we will not be healed.

PIBC CHURCHES JOINT GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE

JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CROSS

DATE:  March 29, 2013

TIME: 7:00 PM.

PLACE:  Philippine International Church
                25528 Wick Road
                Taylor, MI. 48180
                313-299-3277

A fellowship meal with follow after the service.

CHURCH ANNIVERSARY

27th CHURCH ANNIVERSARY

October 27 @ 3:00 pm.
25528 Wick Road
Taylor, MI. 48180

Please join us for an afternoon celebration of God's faithfulness in the ministry of PIBC.

Fellowship will follow immediately after the service

HOW TO RECEIVE THE ONE GOD HAS SENT YOU?

A. God sent you your marriage partner, however you respond, you are responding directly to God. Psalm 18:22;19:14.

B.God created us interdependent. We need one another.

I.BE CAREFUL HOW YOU TREAT EACH OTHER.

A.Husbands, I Peter 3:7; Ephesians 5:25-28.
B. Wives, I Peter 3:1-6; Ephesians 5:33.

Three Mutual Principles
1.Submission- Ephesians 5:21.
2.Love –
Husband- primary;
Ephesians 5:25;
Wife – Titus 2:4; I John
4:19.

Respect –
Honor- Wife, primary, Eph. 5:33;
Husband , I Peter 3:7

II. BECOME A BETTER PARTNER, Phil. 2:3.

A. Happy marriage does not depend on perfectly matched partners. It is a lifetime process dependent on many choices made by two free individuals.

B. Proper marriage = 2 people in a team relationships.
-Communicating to each other.
-Engaging in fulfilling your duty to one another.
-Developing intimacy.
-Praying together, worshipping God together.

III. BE GUIDED BY GOD’S PRINCIPLES.

A.Live by the first great commandment, Mt. 22:37-38.
1.Keep His commandments, John 14:15, 21.
2.Study His Word to learn what His commandments are, Mt. 7:24-27; Psalm 119:104-105.

B. Love your neighbor as yourself, Mt. 22:39.
1.Proper speech, Ps. 19:14; Prov. 16:24; 15:4; Js. 1:19; Phil. 2:14; Eph. 4:29.
2. Proper actions, Col. 3:17; 23-24; Mk. 10:45; I Cor. 10:23-24.

C.Walk in the Spirit, Gal. 5:16, 22-23; 2 Cor. 10:5; Phil. 4:8.

Conclusion:
A.Marriage is ordained by God.
1.We need to turn to Him for wisdom, understanding, and knowledge, Pro. 24:3-4
2.We need to follow His will as revealed in the Word of God.

B. Marriage is not so much finding the right person as it is being the right person.

KNOWING GOD

" In the beginning God created the heaven and earth" GENESIS 1:1. (KJV)
"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth His handywork" Psalm 19:1.(KJV)

A. The Existence of God
1. It is intuitive, Romans 1:19-21; 2:14-16; John 1:9.
2. It is assumed by the Scriptures.
3. It is corraborated by Arguments
a. Cosmological
b. Teleological
c. Moral

B. What is God like?
1. Omnipotent, Omniscience, Omnipresence, Immutalable.
2. Personal Being.
3. Perfect embodiment at the highest qualities.
4. Know the future consequences of every action in the universe.
5. Existed eternally; Self-existent.
6. Able to creat everything out of nothing.
7. Perfectly good and just.

He is beyond our comprehension..
He gave us revelation of Himself through His Word.

C. The purpose behind knowing these facts about God is to secure moral actions.

I. HAVE FAITH IN GOD.
A. Knowing is in order to believing. Hebrews 11:6
B. Believing is to have a personal relationship with God, John 1:12,13.

II. WALK WITH GOD, Colossians 2:6
A. Action
B. Progress
C. Habit

CONCLUSION
A. The Bible is devoted to persuade people to alter their ways and bring their lives into harmony
with the will of God.
B. Theological truth is useless until it is obeyed.
C. We must believed and put what we believe into moral action.

START THE NEW YEAR WITH GOD

" But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you" Matthew 6:33

A. If God is Supreme good - the highest blessedness is to know Him more.
Philippians 3:7-15; 20, 21.

B. Matthew 11:28-39 , "Learn of Me."
2 Peter 3:18, "Grow"
2 Cor. 3:18 "Holy Spirit's work"

C. Best R$esolve = to Know Him more! How?


I. FOCUS ON GOD. Think of God

A. Is there a God?

The Bible declares, Genesis 1:1; Psalm 14:1.

B. Who is this God? What is He like? John 1:18.

C. What are His desires?
Deuteronomy 6:4,5; 10:12; 30:15,16,19,20; Micah 6:8; Mathew 6:33.

II. PRACTICE HAVING A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

A. Establish a relationship with Him, John 1:12, 13.

B. Experience God intimately.

1. Having a passion for God, Phil, 3:8

Desire Him more that what He gives!

2. Walk with God

Learn to hear from God; Pray, Read your Bible.

Obey, Be God-centered

God created and saved you and me for relatioship with Himself; therefore the primary
purpose of life is to know God intimately by experience.



III. BE KINGDOM-MINDED

A. Pray and learn about your Kingdom-purpose.

1. Kingdom assignment?

2. God ordained that we experience Him based on whether or not we are fulfilling His purpose.

B. Have a Biblical Mind-set

1. Your mind-set/attitude radically impacts whether or not you experience joy in your walk with
God.

2. Dominant thoughts? materialism! Worry.

* When we learn to think and do what God instructs un His Word, we will find a growing depth of intimacy with God.

* Let's train our mind to think Biblically and discipline our atitudes according to the mind of Christ. Philippians 2:5-11; 4:

CHURCH ANNIVERSARY

Philippine International Baptist Church of Taylor, celebrated its 26th Year of God's Faithfulness, October 22, 2011. The celebration was highlighted with 8 people following the Lord in Believers Baptism.

BRIEF HISTORY OF PHILIPPINE INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST CHURCH
1985… Rev. Juanito Lesada led a group of 30 Filipinos to start the First Filipino Baptist Church
at the facility of Friendship Baptist Church, Lincoln Park.

1987 … The Church building in Dearborn, MI. was acquired and led by Rev. Samuel Festin,
January, 1990, Pastor Festin went back to the Philippines.

September 19, 1990… Rev. Roberto Santos & family arrived in Michigan and in November
1990, Pastor Santos was officially installed as pastor of PIBC.

April, 1991…PIBC Windsor was Launched with Rev. Nonnie Lesada as pastor.

1995… By God’s grace, another church was born, PIBC-Sterling Heights with Rev. Renato Bosi
as pastor.

1996…. The work in Clinton Township was started with Rev. Marc Caridad as pastor.

1997…. Two new work were opened: One in Brownstown headed by Rev. Ely Sagansay and
another in Canton, MI. with Rev. Aaron Tanap as pastor.1998… Rev. Nonnie Lesada
joined PIBC as Associate Pastor.

June, 2006… PIBC acquired the Church Building in Taylor.

2010…. A new work was started in Bay City, church planted by Rev. Renato Bosi, and now by
Rev. Pedro Taguinod, Jr. as Outreach Pastor

January 2011, Rev. Hil Cordeniel was called to be the Pastor of PIBC Warren.

October, 2011… PIBC is celebrating its 26th year of God’s Faithfulness.
Praise the Lord!

BASKETBALL OUTREACH

3 & 3 BASKETBALL OUTREACH

At Philippine International Church, we have made a lot of attempts on reaching out to the local neighborhood by going door to door, offering free medical checkups and having garage sales just to name a few, but it was always difficult to get a significant response. This past summer we installed two permanent basketball rims on the church parking lot and to our surprise, alot of kids from the neighborhood started showing up to play basketball almost every day. Out of so many attempts at generating interest from the neighborhood, it was a real surprise to find out that putting up those basketball rims would cause such a big draw.

FAMILY RETREAT CAMP 2011

Campers of the year:

Little Mr:- Tyler Ando -Little Miss: Rachel Arcilla

Mr. Camper: Jeff Vialu -Miss Camper: Honey Lesada

Mr. & Mrs. Mike and Jillian Santos

Group of PIBC Churches joined together for a great weekend last June 30th to July 2nd at Bambi Lake Retreat and Conference Center in Roscommon, MI.

We had a very relaxing, refreshing and reviving family camp. Dr. Bobby Gilstrap had a very challenging message on the book of Jonah:

A. Return to God: Indicators we need to Return to God- Jonah 1:1-5

B. Returning to God: God Wants You Back To God - Jonah 1:4-2:10

C. Returning to God: Jonah's Confinement, Communion, and Confession- Jonah 2

D. Returning to God: A Second Chances with God - Jonah 3

TO GOD BE THE GLORY

NEXT YEAR'S FAMILY CAMP: June 28-30, 2012

PIBC SILVER ANNIVERSARY - A Celebration of God’s Faithfulness

Twenty-five years of God's faithfulness is the sounding theme of PIBC's Silver Anniversary celebration which was held last October 23, 2010 in Taylor, MI.

A heartfelt gratitude to the Lord our God, without whom, this church would cease to progress or even exist. It was a gathering of members of PIBC and its sister churches throughout Michigan. It was not only a celebration of God’s faithfulness to His people but also an acknowledgement of those who labored for the cause of the church through planting churches, home Bible studies, prayer meetings and fellowships. The warmth from everybody was so tangible that it radiated in the entire place as everybody sang praise and thank the Lord for His blessings through prayer and worship.

A special part of the program was dedicated to the recognition of pastors and their families who played a key role in the establishment and growth of PIBC.

Personal testimonies of faith were also shared with the congregation which truly showed God’s presence in each and everyone’s life.

A video montage of PIBC throughout the years was also shown which reflected the humble beginnings as well as the progress that the church has achieved throughout the years, reminding us that there is still work to be done and there are still people to be reached. It is a reminder that God can use us anytime, anywhere, for the purpose of His works.

When the celebration was over, there is one lesson that struck me the most; it is that there is a ministry for everyone. The church could never have too many workers for there is always someone, somewhere who needs a light to their path. It is my prayer that we will always be the carrier of that light.

The Lord is indeed faithful but that faithfulness is not an assurance that we will never experience heartaches, pain or problems, rather it is an assurance that He will see us through and for that we will never be broken – a testimony of faith that envelopes the past, present and future of the Philippine International Baptist Church.

-N.M. Diaz-

Outdoor Tent Service

Outdoor Tent Service

PIBC WHAT?

PHILIPPINE INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST CHURC H
25528 Wick Road, Taylor, MI. 48180313-299-3277
The Philippine International Baptist or PIBC is a congregation dedicated in the promulgation of the Word of God with a mission to share the gift of salvation through a personal and meaningful relationship with Jesus Christ. It is composed of people from all walks of life, different backgrounds, nationalities and age group who at one point in their lives were in a search for meaning and purpose or just simply looking for a place they could belong to. A place where friendships bloom, relationships kindle and flourish and more importantly, a place where people come together to know and proclaim the truth about how it is to be a Christian through worship service, fellowship, Bible studies, prayer meetings and various activities that enable its members to support and encourage one another. PIBC is open to EVERYONE who wants to know and learn about Jesus through the Word of God – the Bible. It is open to ANYONE – be it out of curiosity or necessity – or both – ANYONE who wants to know and explore the meaning of our existence. But of course, there is only so much that words can describe and portray, we would like you to experience and to partake in the exciting journey that we are in. As a member of PIBC and I know I’m speaking in behalf of everyone, I invite you to COME AS YOU ARE. There is no need for anything, just an open heart and an open mind and a willingness to allow us to share with you the meaning of our faith. There is no obligation and with this I encourage you to embark on this journey. Our Pastors, church elders and members are willing to walk with you side by side in this exciting journey. To be honest, it is not an easy but a very fulfilling one, what have you got to lose?! As for me: “I was looking for a church, I found a home. I was looking for friends, I found family. I was looking for my Savior and there He was in the midst of us all, just waiting for me to come to Him. My Savior found me and He accepted me just as I am.” --

Nancy Mae Diaz --PIBC member since 2006Baptized August 2007